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COLLEGIATE 

INSTITUTE  Appeal 


A  HANDBOOK  OF  FACTS  AND  PLANS 


**The  right  instruction  of  youth  is  a  matter  in  which 
Christ  and  all  the  world  are  concerned." — Martin  Luther. 

* 'Education  yields  its  best  fruits  when   mixed  with 
religion." — Woodrow  Wilson. 


COLLEGIATE  INSTITUTE 
APPEAL  HEADQUARTERS 

218  Wallace  Building  Salisbury,  N.  C. 


A  FOREWORD  TO  THE  READER 


This  handbook  of  facts  and  plans  is  an  honest, 
though  feeble,  effort  to  tell  the  truth,  as  the  facts  reveal 
them,  concerning  our  Institute  at  Mt.  Pleasant,  N.  C. 
This  school  is  one  of  the  three  that  we  have  in  the  North 
Carolina  Synod,  hence  we  call  it  "Our  Institute." 

This  work  was  intended  to  be  brief  and  to  the  point. 
Because  it  is  such  we  hope  that  it  will  be  read  by  every 
one.  It  will  acquaint  you  with  interesting  facts  con- 
cerning the  work  of  the  Collegiate  Institute. 

Our  hope  is,  that  it  will  in  some  measure  accomplish 
the  purpose  for  which  it  is  intended — the  construction 
and  equipment  of  a  dormitory. 


Salisbury,  N.  C. 
April  1,  1924. 


REV.  B.  A.  BARRINGER, 

Financial  Secretary. 


"God  expects  cash  and  consecration,  gold  and 
goodness,  wealth  and  wisdom  to  grow  together." 


"To  kill  a  church,  a  denomination,  you  do 
not  have  to  destroy  it  at  once;  just  close  up  its 
educational  institutions." 


"No  Church  is  Greater  than  its  Schools." 


THE  APPEAL  AUTHORIZED  BY  YOUR 


SYNOD 

THE  United  Evangelical  Lutheran  Synod  of  North  Carolina 
at  its  November,    1923,  meeting  at  St.  Marks  Lutheran 
Church   in   Charlotte,    N.    C,    unanimously   adopted  the 
following  recommendations  which  were  made  by  the  Committee  on 
Church  Institutions  and  Education. 

First:  As  pertaining  to  the  Chairman's  Supplementary  Report,  we 
recommend  that  Synod  approve  the  action  of  the  Board  for 
Educational  Institutions  relative  to  the  enlarging  of  the  physical 
equipment  of  the  plant  at  the  Collegiate  Institute. 

Second:  That  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Board  for  the 
Collegiate  Institute  work  out  ways  and  plans  to  carry  out  this 
proposal,  the  same  to  be  submitted  to  the  whole  Board  for  approval. 

Third:  That  the  time  be  determined  by  the  Executive  Committee 
of  Synod  and  the  Board  for  Educational  Institutions. 

In  accordance  with  the  above,  the  Executive  Committee  of  the 
Board  of  the  Collegiate  Institute  selected  a  Financial  Secretary  who 
should  have  charge  of  the  Campaign;  proposed  that  the  amount 
to  be  raised  should  be  $75,000.00,  the  same  to  be  used  to  construct 
and  equip  a  dormitory  at  the  Institute  and  that  the  time  to  put  on 
the  Appeal  should  be  in  the  spring  of  1924.  All  of  these  were 
heartily  endorsed  by  the  Executive  Committee  of  Synod  and  the 
Board  of  Educational  Institutions  of  the  United  Synod  of  North 
Carolina. 

The  Appeal  was  therefore  authorized  by  your  congregation, 
acting  through  your  Synod,  which  expects  every  man  to  do  his  duty. 


THE  PRESIDENT  OF  THE  BOARD  OF 
EDUCATIONAL  INSTITUTIONS  RE- 
PORTED AS  FOLLOWS  CON- 
CERNING THE  INSTITUTE 

"There  are  now  enrolled  164  students  (seven  entered  later)  from 
the  following  States:  Pennsylvania,  Maryland,  Virginia,  North 
Carolina,  South  Carolina,  Georgia  and  Florida  (Michigan  is  now 
represented).  This  is  the  largest  number  of  students  ever  enrolled 
for  the  first  week  and  there  are  more  students  on  the  ground  now 
than  have  been  present  at  one  time.  The  senior  class  numbers  27 
and  junior  class  45."  .  .  .  "The  spirit  of  the  student  body  is  good." 

.  .  .  "The  dormitories  are  crowded  and  students  are  quartered  in  a 
dozen  or  more  private  homes." 

"We  are  now  in  greater  need  of  additional  buildings  to  relieve 
the  crowded  conditions  at  present  in  Lenoir-Rhyne  College  and  the 
Collegiate  Institute." 

In  view  of  the  conditions  that  now  exist  as  outlined  above,  the 
one  logical  and  reasonable  thing  for  the  church  and  her  membership 
to  do  is  to  put  a  dormitory  at  the  Institute.  Such  a  building  will 
take  care  of  a  large  number  of  the  boys  who  enter  there  and  provide 
needed  laboratory  equipment. 


THE  AMOUNT  ASKED  AND  HOW  IT 
WILL  BE  SPENT 

The  amount  desired  and  needed  is  $75,000.00.  The  entire  sum 
will  be  spent  in  constructing  and  equipping  a  dormitory  which  will 
take  care  of  fifty  or  more  boys  and  provide  needed  laboratory 
equipment  for  the  science  department. 

It  will  take  every  dollar  of  this  amount  to  complete  such  a 
building  inside  and  out.  The  main  items  of  expense  will  be  those 
of  construction  material,  labor,  laboratory  equipment  and  room 
furnishings.  By  thinking  over  this  proposition  any  one  will  come 
to  the  conclusion  that  $75,000.00  is  the  minimum  amount  necessary 
to  erect  such  a  building.  Since  we  know  the  need,  the  sum  necessary 
to  meet  the  need,  and  how  the  money  will  be  spent,  then  our  pledges 
should  be  in  proportion  to  the  call. 


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THE  APPEAL  PLAN 


The  field  is  divided  into  three  sections,  Alumni,  Large  Givers, 
and  the  Church. 

First:  Alumni  and  Ex-Students  of  the  Collegiate  Institute  and  of 
N.  C.  College  (discontinued  in  1901)  will  be  asked  to  pledge  first. 
Group  meetings  of  such  men  will  be  held  in  strategic  centers  and 
canvassers  will  remain  in  that  center  until  all  former  students  are 
given  the  privilege  of  pledging.  The  Institute,  as  well  as  the  church, 
naturally  expect  that  the  men  who  attended  school  at  Mt.  Pleasant 
should  be  the  first  group  to  manifest  a  lively  interest  in  promoting 
the  cause  of  the  school  in  which  they  received  all  or  a  part  of  their 
Collegiate  Education, 

This  group  almost  to  a  man  stands  solidly  behind  this  Appeal  and 
will  make  good  pledges — but  they  also  look  to  the  church  at  large 
to  measure  up  in  proportion  to  the  needs  of  the  cause.  Both  of 
these  groups  must  act,  having  great  confidence  in  the  other,  and 
neither  of  them  can  afford  to  break  faith  with  the  other. 

Second:  The  more  liberal  givers  of  the  church  and  friends  of 
the  school  will  be  visited  and  asked  to  pledge  in  a  large  way.  A 
goodly  number  of  our  church  members  and  friends  of  the  school 
can  afford  to  give  in  such  a  manner.  The  cause  will  be  definitely 
assured  when  several  of  these  open  up  in  proportion  to  the  means 
which  they  possess.  The  question  for  every  one  is,  how  much  can 
I  reasonably  give  and  not  how  little,  expecting  the  other  fellow  to 
make  up  the  deficit.  It  is  not  a  question  of  "How  much  of  my 
money  shall  I  give  God,"  but  "How  much  of  God's  money  shall 
I  keep  for  myself." 

Third:  Every  congregation  will  be  asked  to  make  an  every- 
member  canvass  the  last  week  in  May;  beginning  the  fourth  Sunday 
of  May  and  continuing  through  the  first  Sunday  in  June.  This  will 
be  done  through  a  local  committee  appointed  by  the  Pastor  and 
Church  Council.  Where  there  are  congregations  without  pastors 
the  Church  Council  is  asked  to  see  that  such  a  congregation  has  the 
opportunity  of  pledging.  If  this  cause  is  to  go  over  the  top  then 
every  church  must  do  its  part. 


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THE  PRINTED  WORD 

A— LETTERS 

We  intend  to  use  the  printed  and  spoken  word  in  telling  you  of 
this  cause.  The  success  of  the  work  depends  on  our  people  knowing 
about  it.  One  of  the  best  ways  of  accomplishing  this  purpose  is 
through  letters.  Such  information  will  be  sent  you  as  often  as  the 
case  demands  it.  We  hope  that  our  letters  will  be  received  in  the 
same  fine  spirit  in  which  they  are  sent.  Our  purpose  is  to  be  as 
economical  as  possible,  yet  the  cause  demands  that  some  means 
be  spent  in  acquainting  you  with  the  facts. 

B_BULLETINS  AND  FOLDERS 
This  hand  book  of  pictures,  plans  and  facts  concerning  the 
Institute  and  the  Appeal  is  another  method  of  putting  before  you 
this  call  of  the  church.  The  pictures  will  give  you  some  idea  of 
the  present  equipment,  the  size  of  the  student  body  and  some  of 
the  activities  of  college  students. 

A  number  of  folders  will  be  issued,  one  of  which  will  show  names 
and  professions  of  the  Alumni,  a  second  will  give  the  names  of 
the  present  student  body  and  where  they  are  from.  The  Bulletin 
and  folders  will  give  you  some  definite  ideas  concerning  the  im- 
portance of  this  school  in  training  large  numbers  of  boys  from 
certain  sections  of  North  Carolina  and  other  States. 

C— THE  SPOKEN  WORD 
The  pastors  of  our  Synod  and  active  laymen  of  our  church  are 
the  only  persons  who  will  be  asked  to  present  this  appeal  to  you. 
The  ministers  will  present  it  in  their  home  congregations  and  will 
be  requested  to  present  the  cause  in  at  least  one  other  congregation. 
We  believe  that  they  will  receive  a  good  hearing  wherever  they  may 
speak.  A  number  of  laymen  will  also  be  asked  to  give  of  their 
time  and  service  in  placing  the  cause  before  you. 

D— CANVASSERS 
Here  again  you  will  have  the  Appeal  presented  to  you  in  person. 
A  number  of  canvassers  will  be  in  the  field  at  all  times.  We 
bespeak  for  such  men  a  full  measure  of  appreciation  from  you  on 
account  of  the  cause  that  they  represent.  Under  no  circumstances 
are  canvassers  to  be  looked  upon  or  spoken  of  as  money  beggars 
but  rather  as  appointed  agents  of  a  good  cause  who  are  giving  you 
an  opportunity  to  render  Christian  service  by  pledging.  It  will  be 
a  matter  of  business  with  them  to  see  you;  and  friend,  may  we 
expect  the  same  attitude  from  you? 


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YOUR  PART  IN  THE  APPEAL 


Ask  the  question,  "How  am  I  to  respond  to  this  call?"  Then 
answer  it  by  asking  others.  Such  as,  "Have  I  received  unnumbered 
blessings  through  all  of  my  life?"  "Should  I  express  appreciation 
to  God  for  such  blessings  by  doing  things  for  His  church?"  "Do  I 
love  my  church  and  do  I  want  her  to  prosper  and  grow  and  be  a 
real  power  in  the  world?"  Finally,  "What  has  education  done  for 
me,  my  friends,  the  State  and  the  Nation?"  Men,  friends,  you  are 
bound  to  answer  these  questions  in  the  affirmative,  and  when  you 
do  your  duty  becomes  so  plain  that  it  is  not  necessary  for  me  to 
tell  you  what  it  is.  None  of  us  can  afford  to  pledge  in  a  small  way, 
expecting  the  other  fellow  to  make  it  up.  Every  one  must  do  his 
part  in  pledging  and  in  pulling  in  the  same  direction.  Team  work 
always  wins;  individual  pulling  can't  put  the  wagon  load  over  the 
hill.  We  have  had  enough  of  that  kind  of  work  in  our  Lutheran 
Church,  but  we  have  arrived  at  a  time  when  unity  of  purpose  and 
of  action  is  appreciated  by  every  one. 


PRESENT  CONDITIONS  THAT  JUSTIFY 
THE  EXISTENCE  OF  SECONDARY 
SCHOOLS 

First:  The  number  of  High  School  graduates  desiring  entrance 
in  Standard  Colleges  is  rapidly  increasing,  in  fact  so  much  so  that 
several  of  our  A  grade  colleges  refuse  entrance  to  a  considerable 
number  of  students  every  year  because  they  do  not  have  the 
physical  equipment  necessary  to  care  for  more  than  a  certain 
number.  Some  colleges  are  already  limiting  their  student  bodies 
to  a  definite  number.    Others  are  considering  doing  the  same. 

In  the  face  of  these  conditions,  which  are  known  to  all,  the  time 
is  at  hand  when  the  only  opportunity  that  some  boys  have  of  getting 
in  school  is  either  to  attend  a  secondary  school  or  to  go  out  of  the 
State  to  get  their  education,  and  many  boys  cannot  do  this  because 
of  the  increased  cost.  Moreover  quite  a  number  of  parents,  for 
various  reasons,  desire  that  their  sons  should  first  of  all  attend  a 
secondary  school  rather  than  a  higher  school  of  learning.  In  view 
of  these  facts,  there  is  a  wide  open  field  for  secondary  schools. 

Second:  The  student  bodies  of  secondary  schools  have  increased 
in  like  proportion  as  the  student  bodies  of  standard  colleges.  This 


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is  due  to  the  fact  of  the  large  increase  of  students  who  desire  to 
enter  college  rather  than  to  the  influence  of  any  other  factor. 

Third:  The  character  of  the  work  done  in  secondary  schools,  so 
far  as  it  goes,  stands  on  a  par  with  the  work  done  in  higher  schools. 
This  is  ably  supported  by  the  testimony  of  College  Presidents  and 
other  Educators.  As  to  the  quality  of  the  work  done  at  the 
Institute,  a  few  such  quotations  will  suffice. 

President  W.  P.  Few  of  Trinity  College  says,  "I  take  pleasure  in 
saying  to  you  that  your  Institute  has  sent  excellent  young  men  to 
Trinity  College." 

President  Wm.  J.  Martin  of  Davidson  College  says,  "I  am  glad 
to  say  that  your  students  show  all  evidence  of  being  well  grounded. 
I  believe  that  the  parents  of  boys  will  find  your  school  an  excellent 
place  in  which  to  get  them  ready  for  college." 

President  Edward  K.  Graham  of  The  University  of  North 
Carolina  said,  "Some  of  the  best  men  that  we  have  ever  had  at  the 
University  have  had  their  preparatory  training  at  Mt.  Pleasant." 

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MT.  PLEASANT  AS  A  SCHOOL  CENTER 

Mt.  Pleasant  is  a  small  town  of  800  inhabitants  situated  1  0  miles 
east  of  Concord  and  on  the  highway  that  leads  from  Concord  to 
Albermarle,  the  county  seats  of  Cabarrus  and  Stanly  Counties. 
The  town  and  community  is  noted  for  its  good  health  and  is  free 
from  many  of  the  vices  and  unwholesome  conditions  that  surround 
larger  centers. 

"The  plant  of  the  Institute  is  located  upon  a  campus  of  sixteen 
and  one-quarter  acres  of  land,  beautiful  for  situation  upon  a 
commanding  eminence,  overlooking  the  country  around."  At 
present  there  are  five  buildings  on  the  campus.  Main  Building, 
Society  Hall,  Principal's  Home,  Furnace  Plant  and  Dining  Hall. 

Mt.  Pleasant  has  been  an  Educational  center  for  more  than 
seventy  years.  This  fact  naturally  impresses  the  student  who  enters 
the  school.  In  the  religious  field  four  denominations  are  represented 
in  the  town,  Lutherans,  Reformed,  Methodist,  Baptist. 

For  entertainment  the  Institute  provides  a  Lyceum  course  of 
several  numbers  each  year.  As  is  well  known,  only  the  best  talent 
and  the  highest  ideals  are  presented  in  these  numbers. 


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STUDENTS  ATTENDING  THE  SCHOOL 


The  Collegiate  Institute  was  opened  in  1903,  using  the  physical 
equipment  of  N.  C.  College  which  had  been  discontinued  in  1901. 
In  21  years  of  History  over  1,400  students  have  attended  this 
Institution.  Of  that  number  1 85  have  graduated  and  are  now 
filling  important  positions  in  the  life  of  the  church  and  State. 
Hundreds  of  other  boys  received  all  the  college  training  that  they 
have  in  this  school.  Many  of  these  are  influential  in  their  respective 
churches  and  communities.  Many  undergraduates  continued  their 
education  in  higher  schools  of  learning  and  are  likewise  rendering 
good  service  in  the  varied  professions  of  life.  The  good  influence 
that  this  school  has  exerted  in  the  hundreds  of  lives  of  young  men 
cannot  be  measured.  A  steady  stream  of  truth  and  knowledge  has 
radiated  from  this  school  center  and  is  today  blessing  the  lives  of 
men  and  the  communities  in  which  they  serve. 


MINISTERS  TRAINED 

The  clerical  roll  of  our  Synod  numbers  106,  of  these  30  received 
their  training  in  whole  or  in  part  at  the  Collegiate  Institute  or  N.  C. 
College. 

The  total  number  of  ministers  receiving  a  part  of  their  college 
training  at  the  Institute  is  1  8  and  there  are  1  0  others  who  are  in 
college  or  the  Seminary  preparing  for  the  ministry.  To  say  it 
differently,  out  of  a  total  of  185  graduates  in  1  6  graduating  classes, 
at  least  28  men  have  entered  or  will  enter  the  ministry.  Out  of  the 
1  1 8  who  received  a  part  of  their  training  at  this  school,  1 2  are 
working  in  the  N.  C.  Synod. 


STUDENTS  INCREASE  AT  MT.  PLEASANT 

The  increase  of  students  at  this  school,  for  the  past  20  years, 
has  been  in  like  proportion  as  at  colleges  and  other  secondary 
schools.  The  increased  student  enrollment  at  all  schools  is  due  in 
large  measure  to  the  great  increase  in  the  number  of  students  who 
desire  a  college  education.  The  influence  of  other  factors  in  securing 
large  student  bodies  at  our  schools  are  relatively  small  compared  to 


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the  factor  just  mentioned.  The  fact  is:  there  are  more  students 
desiring  entrance  into  our  schools  and  colleges  than  these  same 
institutions  are  able  to  take  care  of.  This  in  a  great  measure 
accounts  for  the  large  enrollments  in  all  our  schools.  However,  the 
work  done  at  the  Institute  has  been  of  such  a  quality  as  to  command 
the  attention  of  students  who  desired  to  enter  school.  Then,  too, 
the  Institute  is  a  church  school  and  teaches  a  positive  religion,  which 
explains  why  many  parents  send  their  sons  to  Mt.  Pleasant. 

The  following  five-year  periods  will  strikingly  illustrate  the 
student  increase  over  a  period  of  20  years. 


1905-04 

1908-09 

191344 

1918-19' 

1925-24 

SLudents 

2  OO 
1  80 
160 
14'0 
120 
lOO 
80 
60 
40 
20 

/ 

^Largelij  local    *  World  war  period 

Percentao'e  ofjincrease  246% 


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WHAT  PLACES  SEND  STUDENTS  TO 
MT.  PLEASANT 

The  following  are  the  chief  centers  that  send  students  to  Mt. 
Pleasant.  Practically  every  town  on  the  main  line  of  the  Southern 
R.  R.  in  North  Carolina  has  sent  from  5  to  1 0  students  to  the 
school.  Many  towns  in  Eastern  North  Carolina  are  beginning  to 
patronize  the  Institute. 

Town  No.  Boys  Sent  Town  No.  Boys  Sent 

Mt.  Pleasant   ...200         China  Grove   15 

Concord   ...150         Rockwell   15 

Salisbury    100         Gibsonville   10 

Charlotte                                  60         Greensboro   10 

Albermarle                                60         Harrisburg    15 

Winston-Salem                         25         Columbia,  S.  C   15 

Mooresville                             25         Cheraw,  S.  C   10 

Gold  Hill                                20         oavannan,  L^a   I  Z 

Wilmington                             1  5         Roanoke,  Va    6 

Kannapolis   20 


PRESENT  EQUIPMENT 

The  Main  Building,  shown  in  this  hand  book,  is  the  only 
dormitory  space  available  on  the  Campus.  This  building  cares  for 
46  boys  in  the  second  and  third  stories.  The  first  floor  is  used  for 
class  rooms  and  the  principal's  office.  Two  near-by  dwelling 
houses  are  used  to  provide  rooms  for  the  boys,  but  only  one  of 
these  is  the  property  of  the  Institute.  But  even  with  this  additional 
room  many  boys  cannot  be  cared  for  and  must  seek  rooms  in  the 
private  homes  of  the  town.  This  is  not  fair  to  the  boy  or  the  school, 
nor  does  it  represent  the  true  spirit  of  the  Lutheran  Church  in  North 
Carolina.  The  fact  is,  the  Institute  has  completely  outgrown  its 
plant.    A  dormitory  is  the  only  solution. 


A  DORMITORY  NEEDED 

1  73  students  are  enrolled  and  only  46  can  be  accomodated. 
That  fact  alone  answers  any  doubts  about  the  need,  and  also 
confirms  the  need.    As  the  student  body  of  a  school  increases  just 


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so  much  the  physical  equipment  increase.  A  school  is  run  on  the 
same  basis  as  your  business.  As  your  business  increases  there  must 
be  the  necessary  expansion  in  equipment  to  take  care  of  it.  The 
profits  that  are  received  in  business  consist  of  dollars.  Profits 
received  from  a  school  consist  of  educated  men.  The  more  and 
better  equipment  a  school  has  the  more  and  better  will  be  the  man- 
profit  produced  by  it.  Certain  it  is  that  the  student  who  enters 
Mt.  Pleasant  deserves  more  comfortable  and  convenient  quarters 
than  he  now  has. 

HOW  THE  INSTITUTE  SERVES  THE 
CHURCH 

Many  men  now  prominent  in  the  church  and  the  community  in 
which  they  reside  received  all  of  the  college  training  that  they  have 
at  the  Institute.  A  large  number  of  ministers  and  a  larger  number 
of  most  active  Sunday  school  and  church  workers  received  their 
preparation  for  such  work  in  this  school.  Boys  who  are  there  now 
and  those  who  are  to  come  will  go  out  to  bless  the  community,  the 
church  and  the  world  through  the  Christian  training  that  is  given 
them  in  the  school.  It  has  been  said  and  remains  to  be  disputed, 
that,  "Our  Synod  has  received  a  larger  return  and  greater  benefits 
from  the  activities  of  this  school,  for  the  size  of  the  investment  and 
the  amount  of  effort  required,  than  has  any  other  religious  body 
received  from  any  one  of  her  church-supported  institutions." 

The  Institute  gives  to  those  young  men  who  will  go  no  further 
in  college  the  training  that  best  equips  them  for  life. 

THE  BUSINESS  BEFORE  THE  CHURCH 

The  chief  business  before  the  people  of  our  Synod  at  present  is 
to  put  a  dormitory  at  Mt.  Pleasant.  Other  issues  pertaining  to  the 
correlation  of  our  educational  institutions  or  other  school  problems 
are  matters  for  the  Synod  to  settle.  The  one  and  only  issue  of 
this  appeal  is  for  a  dormitory.  Such  a  building  is  needed  and  any 
one  reading  this  handbook  will  be  convinced  of  that  fact. 

To  raise  the  necessary  amount  it  will  take  a  united  pull  on  the 
part  of  every  pastor,  laymen  and  congregation.  No  person  or  group 
of  persons  can  afford  to  refrain  from  holding  out  a  strong  and 
helping  hand  in  this  cause.  We  need  unity  of  action  now  and 
always. 

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CAN  WE  DO  THIS? 


Most  certainly  we  can.  The  question  is,  will  we?  You  are  the 
one  to  determine  that.  Those  in  charge  of  the  appeal  mean  to  do 
their  very  best  to  put  it  over,  but  this  can't  be  done  without  your 
co-operation.  So  far  as  the  financial  means  are  concerned,  our 
people  have  it.  The  question  resolves  itself  into  this,  will  we  turn 
it  loose  or  will  we  hold  to  it?  If  the  past  is  any  indication  of  the 
future  then  we  will  respond  in  a  big  way.  What  other  logical  thing 
can  we  do?  Certainly  we  want  to  do  the  thing  that  is  needed 
when  it  is  needed. 

Last  year  the  Lutherans  of  the  North  Carolina  Synod  from  all 
sections  of  that  Synod  responded  in  a  big  way  to  the  cause  of  our 
A  grade  college  at  Hickory.  Most  certainly  we  expect  the  same 
brotherly  spirit  manifested  toward  the  Institute  appeal.  No  other 
spirit  will  satisfy  and  no  other  spirit  will  get  us  that  full  measure  of 
co-operation  that  every  Lutheran  in  this  State  desires.  Lutherans, 
we  can  do  this  if  we  will. 


FORMER  APPEALS  OF  THE  INSTITUTE 

Two  former  efforts  have  been  made  in  recent  years  to  collect 
funds  for  a  dormitory.  But  neither  of  these  proved  a  success. 
The  task  was  not  hit  hard  enough  or  big  enough.  What  money 
was  raised  has  been  wisely  expended  in  remodeling  and  refurnishing 
the  Main  Building.  This  includes  the  installation  of  electric  lights, 
steam  heat,  water  and  sewerage  system;  the  restoration  of  $4,000.00 
to  N.  C.  College  Endowment  fund,  which  had  been  borrowed  in 
the  days  of  the  college;  the  purchase  and  remodeling  of  one 
dwelling  house  to  provide  rooms  for  the  boys.  Two  such  houses 
are  in  use  but  only  one  is  the  property  of  the  Institute.  The  total 
expenditure  for  all  of  these  purposes  amounted  to  $25,000.00. 

What  ever  may  have  been  the  results  of  former  appeals,  we  are 
going  at  the  work  in  earnest  and  mean  to  put  it  over  with  your 
co-operation.  To  put  it  over  will  require  thinking  and  giving  in 
terms  of  hundreds  and  of  larger  amounts.  Friends,  schools  can  not 
be  built  on  good  wishes,  fine  sentiments  and  small  pledges.  Pledge 
cards  will  cover  a  period  of  three  years  and  hence  will  give  time 
to  make  and  pay  good  pledges. 


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THE  CHALLENGE 


The  Institute  does  not  meet  the  need  with  its  present  equipment. 
That  is  a  fact.  The  school  must  have  larger  facilities.  More 
dormitory  space  is  imperative.  Laboratory  equipment  is  a  neces- 
sity. Further  growth  and  development  of  our  Institute  depends 
upon  the  construction  of  an  additional  building.  This  need  can 
and  we  believe  will  be  met  by  our  Lutheran  people  and  former 
students  of  the  Collegiate  Institute. 

Our  Lutheran  people  are  proud  of  their  Historic  Church  and  the 
faith  of  our  Fathers.  We  need  to  develop  the  same  kind  of  pride 
toward  our  Lutheran  schools.  The  way  to  do  this  is  to  give  them 
what  they  need.  Every  true  parent  is  proud  of  his  or  her  family. 
This  school  is  a  part  of  your  church  family,  and  like  a  child  cries  to 
you  to  answer  its  need.  When  your  time  comes  to  pledge  answer 
this  challenge  in  the  biggest  way  you  can. 

%  ■» 

FACE  THE  CHALLENGE 

"Let  us  face  this  challenge  fair  and  square.  Are  our  Lutheran 
achools  worth  as  much  to  us  as  the  schools  of  other  denominations 
are  to  them?  The  other  fellow  thinks  of  his  and  pledges  again  and 
again  to  support  them."  We  must  learn  to  do  the  same  or  our 
institutions  will  suffer  the  consequences.  Our  people  have  the 
money  and  they  spend  it.  The  item  of  luxuries  alone  show  that  the 
American  people  spend  four  times  as  much  for  this  as  it  takes  to 
run  the  government.  We  American  people  spend  our  money  for 
one  thing  or  another.  Why  not  invest  more  of  it  in  that  which  is 
permanent — education.  If  the  cause  of  our  church  and  of  education 
mean  much  to  us,  and  if  we  want  our  children  educated  in  our 
own  Christian  schools,  then  the  success  of  this  appeal  and  of  similar 
appeals  is  abundantly  assured. 

Lutherans!  I  leave  this  cause  in  your  hands  expecting  and 
believing  that  you  will  respond. 


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COMPELLING  TESTIMONY 


"To  educate  a  man  in  mind  and  not  in  morals,  is  to  educate  a 
menace  to  society." — Theodore  Roosevelt. 

"Christian  education  is  essential  to  Christian  citizenship." — 
Warren  G.  Harding. 

"Extinguish  the  colleges  and  you  put  out  the  eyes  of  both  the 
church  and  the  State." — Tyler. 

"Educational  institutions  are  rich  not  in  buildings  and  endow- 
ments but  in  the  men  they  have  sent  into  the  world  to  do  life's 
work." — L.  E.  Holden. 

"To  secure  trained  leadership  is  an  object  of  transcendent,  urgent, 
and  worldwide  concern." — John  R.  Mott. 

"The  rulers  of  our  country  tomorrow  are  the  college  students 
today." 

"Whatever  you  put  into  the  State,  you  must  first  put  into  the 
school." — Humboldt. 

"The  Christian  School  is  the  most  permanent  and  productive  of 
all  the  bonds  of  investment." — Rockefeller. 

"Education  without  religion  is  simply  veneering  rotten  wood." 
— Bishop  Welsh. 

"The  highest  welfare,  safety  and  power  of  a  city  (country) 
consists  in  able,  learned,  wise,  upright,  cultivated  citizens,  who  can 
secure,  preserve  and  utilize  every  treature  and  advantage." — Martin 
Luther. 

"We  have  no  occasion  to  apologize  for  religion  in  college 
education." — Pres.  Henry  C.  King. 

"The  greatest  failure  of  the  1 9th  century  has  been  the  failure 
of  religious  education.  ...  In  educating  the  head  and  not  the  heart 
and  soul,  the  public  schools  are  failing  at  a  crucial  point." — Rabbi 
Hirsh. 

"Cursed  be  all  that  learning  that  is  contrary  to  the  Cross  of 
Christ;  cursed  be  all  that  learning  that  is  not  subservient  to  the 
Cross  of  Christ." — Pres.  Witherspoon. 

"Education  without  Christianity  has  left  out  its  chief  factor  and 
the  source  of  its  greatest  power." — Samuel  B.  Capen,  LL.  D. 

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Photomount 
Pamphlet 
Binder 
Gaylord  Bros. 

Makers 
Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

fAT,  JAM  21. 1908 


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THE  NORTH  CAROLINA  COLLECTION 


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